Browse Plants by Taxonomic Classification

List of genera for POACEAE

Genus	Common Name	Taxa Count
× Agropogon		1
Aegilops		1
Agrostis	BENTGRASS	6
Aira	HAIRGRASS	2
Alopecurus	FOXTAIL	2
Amphicarpum	MAIDENCANE	1
Andropogon	BLUESTEM	16
Anthaenantia		2
Anthoxanthum	VERNALGRASS	2
Aristida	THREEAWN	16
Arrhenatherum		2
Arthraxon	CARPGRASS	1
Arundinaria	GIANT CANE	4
Arundo	GIANT REED	1
Avena	OAT	2
Avenella		1
Axonopus	CARPETGRASS	3
Bothriochloa	BEARDGRASS	3
Bouteloua	GRAMMA	1
Brachyelytrum	SHORTHUSK	1
Briza	QUAKINGGRASS	1
Bromus	BROME	13
Calamagrostis		1
Calamovilfa	SANDREED	1
Cenchrus	SANDBUR	7
Chasmanthium	WOODOATS	5
Chloris	FINGERGRASS	4
Cinna		1
Coelorachis	JOINTTAILGRASS	4
Coleataenia	Cut Throat Grass	8
Cortaderia	PAMPAS GRASS	1
Ctenium	TOOTHACHEGRASS	1
Cynodon	BERMUDAGRASS	1
Cynosurus		1
Dactylis	ORCHARDGRASS	1
Dactyloctenium	CROWFOOTGRASS	1
Danthonia	OATGRASS	4
Deschampsia		1
Desmazeria	FERNGRASS	1
Diarrhena		1
Dichanthelium	Witch grass	55
Digitaria	CRABGRASS	10
Dinebra	Viper Grass	3
Diplachne		2
Distichlis	SALTGRASS	1
Echinochloa	COCKSPURGRASS	7
Eleusine	GOOSEGRASS	2
Elymus	VIRGINIA WILDRYE	8
Enteropogon		1
Eragrostis	LOVEGRASS	22
Eremochloa	CENTIPEDEGRASS	1
Erianthus		6
Eriochloa	CUPGRASS	2
Eustachys	FINGERGRASS	6
Festuca	FESCUE	7
Gaudinia		1
Glyceria	MANNAGRASS	3
Gymnopogon	SKELETONGRASS	2
Hackelochloa	PITSCALE GRASS	1
Heteropogon	TANGLEHEAD	1
Holcus		1
Hordeum	BARLEY	3
Hymenachne		1
Imperata	SATINTAIL	1
Kellochloa		1
Leersia	CUTGRASS	4
Leptochloa	SPRANGLETOP	1
Leptoloma		1
Limnodea	OZARK GRASS	1
Lolium	RYEGRASS	5
Luziola	WATERGRASS	2
Megathyrsus		1
Melica	MELICGRASS	2
Melinis	Molasses Grass	1
Microstegium	BROWNTOP	1
Miscanthus	SILVERGRASS	1
Muhlenbergia	MUHLY	8
Nassella		1
Oplismenus	BASKETGRASS	2
Panicum	PANICGRASS	13
Parapholis		1
Paspalum	CROWNGRASS	22
Pennisetum	FOUNTAINGRASS	2
Phalaris	CANARYGRASS	4
Phanopyrum	Savannah Panic Grass	1
Phleum	TIMOTHY	1
Phragmites	REED	2
Phyllostachys	BAMBOO	6
Piptochaetium	NEEDLEGRASS	1
Poa	BLUEGRASS	10
Polypogon	RABBITSFOOTGRASS	3
Pseudosasa		1
Rostraria		1
Rottboellia	ITCHGRASS	1
Saccharum	Plume Grass	1
Sacciolepis	CUPSCALE	2
Schedonorus		1
Schizachyrium	LITTLE BLUESTEM	7
Scribneria		1
Secale	RYE	1
Setaria	BRISTLEGRASS; FOXTAIL	12
Sorghastrum	INDIANGRASS	3
Sorghum	SORGHUM	3
Spartina	CORDGRASS	1
Sphenopholis	WEDGESCALE	4
Sporobolus	DROPSEED	20
Steinchisma		2
Stenotaphrum	ST. AUGUSTINE GRASS	1
Tridens	TRIDENS	5
Triplasis	SANDGRASS	2
Tripsacum	GAMAGRASS	1
Trisetum		2
Triticum	WHEAT	1
Uniola	SEAOATS	1
Urochloa	SIGNALGRASS	13
Vulpia	FESCUE	1
Zea	CORN	1
Zizania	WILD RICE	1
Zizaniopsis	CUTGRASS	1
Zoysia	TEMPLEGRASS	2

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Data last modified: 3/17/2024

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Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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